Phoveus Counter Mobile Legends 2026

Published December 18, 2025 · Updated December 27, 2025

Phoveus will have an advantage over mobile heroes and rush into attack the enemy. Phoveus’s ultimate will be used continuously if the enemy uses blink skill. In addition, Phoveus can create shields, increase movement speed and become more tanky in team fights.

To counter Phoveus, you should not use mobile heroes with rushing skills. I suggest you use heroes that poke from afar, kite well, or reduce Phoveus’s shield.

Having played 115 matches against Phoveus, I’ve gained a lot of experience in countering him. The following tips will help you easily understand and defeat Phoveus.

Role: Fighter

Specialty: Chase/Control

Lane: EXP

Win rate: 51.75% | Tier: S

Phoveus Counter Mobile Legends stats: All the Phoveus info you could want with heroes counter, item counter, tips counter and more!

Heroes counter Phoveus

Phoveus is Weak Against

These heroes are strong against Phoveus at most phases of the game. They’re listed based on their win rate against Phoveus.

Phoveus is Strong Against

These heroes are weak against Phoveus at most phases of the game. They’re listed based on their win rate against Phoveus.

Items counter Phoveus

Prioritize using Phoveus’s shield reduction items such as: Sea Halberd, Glowing Wand, Dominance Ice.

Use Malefic Roar, Genius Wand, Divine Glaive to reduce Phoveus’s defense.

Use items that deal damage based on % of health such as: Demon Hunter Sword, Wishing Lantern.

Using Winter Crown to avoid being targeted by Phoveus’s ultimate.

Emblems counter Phoveus

Using Emblems increases your recovery ability to help you fight Phoveus for a long time.

Spells counter Phoveus

To removing mark of Phoveus’ ultimate move, use Purify.

Role Counter Phoveus

Use role (Tank/Mage) to counter Phoveus.

Heroes can cancel Phoveus’ ultimate (Baxia, Yve, Esmeralda).

Counter skill Phoveus

Skill	Name	Effect
Passive	Demonic Intuition	Buff
1	Malefic Terror	AOE, Shield
2	Astaros Eye	CC, AOE
Ultimate	Demonic Force	Mobility, Burst

Counter passive (Demonic Intuition): Do not blink or charge near Phoveus, prioritize using heroes with less mobility.

Counter skill 1 (Malefic Terror): Avoid standing close to each other in combat. Use items that can reduce Phoveus’s shield.

Counter skill 2 (Astaros Eye): You only have 1 second to retreat from the range of Astaros Eye, otherwise you will be pulled back to the center.

Counter ultimate (Demonic Force): Use hero with CC removal skills or Purify.

Tips counter Phoveus

When confronting Phoveus, use stationary and fast-moving heroes such as: Layla, Hanabi, Cyclops, Cecili, Odette. They can easily attack from afar without being affected by Phoveus’s ultimate.

Heroes with suppression skills can block Phoveus’s ultimate.

Practice hit and run to confront Phoveus. This will make it difficult for Phoveus to reach you.

To reduce Phoveus’s survival ability, use a hero or item that reduces his shield.

Minsitthar can block Phoveus’s ultimate.

Use heroes with cc removal skill or Purify to remove mark of Phoveus.

Phoveus farms minions slowly so harass him so he can’t farm minions.

How to counter Phoveus in EXP lane:

Choose heroes and items that can reduce Phoveus’ shields and HP. Use suppression to counter Phoveus’ ultimate and control vision before the fight starts.

Phoveus’s Power Analysis:

Strength:

Can pulling enemies.
Low cooldown.
Can counter enemies rushing to attack.
Good cc.
Can create shields.

Weakness:

Difficult to use.
Weak against poke heroes.

Rate Phoveus’s strength on a scale of 1 -> 10.

Durability	8
Offense	7
Control effects	3

Phoveus	Win rate: 49% Game: 290	Layla
Phoveus	Win rate: 41% Game: 345	Baxia
Phoveus	Win rate: 42% Game: 390	Yve
Phoveus	Win rate: 46% Game: 324	Esmeralda
Phoveus	Win rate: 47% Game: 356	Minsitthar
Phoveus	Win rate: 51% Game: 234	Joy
Phoveus	Win rate: 57% Game: 365	Wanwan
Phoveus	Win rate: 52% Game: 466	Gusion
Phoveus	Win rate: 56% Game: 345	Arlott
Phoveus	Win rate: 53% Game: 323	Saber